Tom Waits, our honorary gatekeeper for this post Today we wrap up our second year of blogging at Murder Ballad Monday, heading toward our regularly scheduled December holiday. This is our 239th post, and with it, we will click over … Continue reading →
 Aerosmith “Janie’s Got A Gun” is one of the first murder ballads I heard, transfixed on, and felt. Definitely the first one I heard where the lady wins. It may even have more to do with my artistic endeavors … Continue reading →
I make no claims to having a deep knowledge of folk music, and even less of the much discussed Child ballads. But ever since Ken introduced me to Murder Ballad Monday, I’ve been trying to find just the right song/moment/excuse … Continue reading →
Sing Out! Radio Magazine Hosted by Tom Druckenmiller SORM #13-41 â Folk Fusion, Pt. 4 Artist / “Title” / CD / Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs Of Hope And Struggle / Smithsonian-Folkways Edgar Meyer … Continue reading →
Sing Out! Radio Magazine Hosted by Tom Druckenmiller SORM #13-42 â Music from the Mountains Artist / “Title” / CD / Label Pete Seeger / âIf I Had A Hammerâ / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian-Folkways Owen âSnakeâ … Continue reading →
Sing Out! Radio Magazine Hosted by Tom Druckenmiller SORM #13-43 â A Trip into the Spirit World Artist / “Title” / CD / Label Pete Seeger / âIf I Had A Hammerâ / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian-Folkways … Continue reading →
Sing Out! Radio Magazine Hosted by Tom Druckenmiller SORM #13-44 â Dulcimer Daze Artist / “Title” / CD / Label Pete Seeger / âIf I Had A Hammerâ / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian-Folkways Bruce Greene & Don … Continue reading →
Sing Out! Radio Magazine Hosted by Tom Druckenmiller SORM #13-45 â The Village Before Bob Artist / “Title” / CD / Label Pete Seeger / âOpening Themeâ / Goofing Off Suite / Smithsonian-Folkways Dave Van Ronk / âStackaleeâ / Down … Continue reading →
BOBAN & MARKO MARKOVIC ORCHESTRA Gipsy Manifesto Piranha Musik 2753 www.piranha.de When youâre the best brass band in the world, what is there new to do? Innovate, of course, and thatâs exactly what Markovic father … Continue reading →
ANDREA TOMASI Hurricane Dreams Team Love www.team-love.com Vermonter Andrea Tomasi moved to Brooklyn recently, but youâd never know it from her debut record. Itâs contemplative, unhurried and was recorded in the woods. The studio … Continue reading →
